Table of contents : Preface p. 1 An Introduction to Movie Medievalism p. 3 The Medieval Imaginary p. 5 Time Machines p. 36 The Imaginary Middle Ages p. 79 The Waywardness of Cinematic Pastiche in First Knight and A Knight's Tale p. 81 Shooting the Messenger: Luc Besson at War with Joan of Arc p. 111 Theaters of War: Paracinematic Returns to the Kingdom of Heaven p. 134 Digital Divagations in a Hyperreal Camelot: Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur p. 165 Postmedieval Paranoia: The New Middle Ages of Night Watch and The Da Vinci Code p. 187 Chapter Notes p. 209 Works Cited p. 221 Index p. 229